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Egypt EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Egypt: 42nd largest economy, 63rd in military spending

Head of state Abdel Fattah el-SisiHead of government Mostafa MadboulyCapital Cairo
Population118M#13 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$365B#42 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$3.1k#140 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output837 TWh#27 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$2.4B#63 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

118M people, 43% in cities

  • Population118M2025
  • Population growth1.6%2025
  • Urban population42.9%2025
  • Land area995k km²2023

A $365B economy, $3.1k per person

  • GDP$365B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$2.4T2025
  • GDP per person$3.1k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$20.2k2025
  • GDP growth4.4%2025

Fuels are 12% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP19.8%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP31.5%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports12.5%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$72.4B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$115B2025

Fossil fuel output of 837 TWh

Oilmade 362 TWhused 440 TWh
Gasmade 475 TWhused 598 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 19 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)837 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption1.1k TWh2024
  • Energy use per person9.7 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation246 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels87.0%2025

Spends $2.4B on its military, 0.7% of GDP

  • Military spending$2.4B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.7%2024
  • Armed forces personnel836k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$72M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$2M2024

What Egypt's leaders said lately

2 statements on record, newest first

  • Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt · 5 Octreassurance
    require cooperation, not competition, and dialogue, not confrontation, including the management and use of natural resources and transboundary rivers in accordance with international law source ↗
  • Badr Abdelatty, Foreign Minister · 5 Octdenial
    absolutely nothing to do source ↗

In play in 1 theater

Ethiopia-Eritrea rupture and Tigray offensive

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.